Donald MacKinnon MSP and I are calling for the £300 heating oil grant to be doubled to £600 and the scheme expanded to cover more island households. I have demanded that the Scottish Government look again at the scheme after it emerged that two-thirds of applicants from the islands have been refused support. According to Scottish Government figures only 138 applicants from the Western Isles who are in receipt of pension credit or income support have received £300 to help wi

Almost half of homes in the Western Isles rely on heating oil. There’s uncertainty over prices and supply and to get a picture we can present to Ministers the Labour Rural Research Group, basically backbench Labour MPs with rural seats, is undertaking a national survey. This survey will run for one week, and will be provided to Government w/c 15th March 2026. If you are a household or business with an oil tank or LPG let us know your experience. We need your postcode to give